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Drew9870
Ya just like the sea lions down by the Willamette Falls and up by Bonneville are just playing the cards they were dealt so we should just let them decimate the Sturgeon and Spring Salmon runs right? Sometimes things get out of balance, it then becomes necessary for us as the dominant species on this planet to do what we can to try to balance things out.
just because something is legal, doesn't make it right
Personally I come to the carp board because I enjoy killing them. Bowfishing, snagging, whatever it takes. Is what I do a sport? No, but it's helping water quality and native fish, and plants. FYI, I'm not a fan of bass either, I kill every bass that I legally can in waters where salmon, trout and steelhead reside. I also enjoy eating bass. Just because others use a resource differently, doesn't mean they are any less entitled to use it, provided they are legal. Fwiw carp make good crab and halibut bait.
Drew, Drew, Drew. You must be off your prozac again. I thought all this was settled and everyone was happy. Everytime I see a new carp thread with your name by it, it's like a train wreck; you know it's going to be bad but ya just gotta look. Now you're telling me and others, who you have indirectly implied to be anti carp, to stay off your precious carp section. Who do you think was the one who inspired the carp section in the first place? Not that I'm patting myself on the back for it, but I truely feel the forum should have one. You can thank me later.:lol:
Why even start this pointless thread if you don't want to get flamed for your carp crush??Carp obviously don't have the greatest reputation, in America atleast.
Most closed minds often wonder why we try to get so technical with such a fish and get into some deep research, ask yourself the same question about your favorite fish, I am sure you did some research at some point in your life just to up your catch rates. People get really deep into the subject of Steelhead, Salmon, Bass, and Crappie, what makes someone any less of a fisherman because Carp is their fish of choice, that is just like bashing on someone for being of a different religion and having different views, in the end, we are all human, fish are all fish.
Most think:
Carp being considered a pest/trash fish + Carp being a Sportfish = Someone who doesn't realize there are better fish to catch.
In reality:
If you minus the pest/trash part, and realize these fish are just a fish playing the cards they were delt, you would see these are people just pursuing another fish, one mans trash is another mans treasure.
I never once dug into you personally about you enjoying fishing, I even said in a thread a way back that I respect anyones passion for fish.
Calling me closed minded because I don't open up and start carp fishing ********. I have opinion, I listened to yours and like mine better.. how the **** do you know if I read your posts as information or did additional research in general.. not just negative..
You ****ing begged me to come into this thread by making it and titled as such. I didn't come into YOUR carp forum, it showed up under new posts and peeked in to see what it was about..
Eat **** buddy, you don't know me well enough to take shots at me.. the ones that do know me, know how I think and know I am one of the most open minded people..
Carp suck